Rafael Rivera-Yankovich

Samuel Rosado-Domenech is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate and M&A Law. Samuel, who practices law in San Juan, Puerto Rico, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Samuel is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Mr. Cook is known for his practical problem solving approach to complex real estate and financing matters. Throughout his career he has worked on a number of transactions requiring novel solutions, many of which have become industry standards. Over the years he has been involved in all aspects of real estate including: resort development, structuring of acquisitions, the permitting process at the federal and local level, structuring real estate joint ventures, planning timeshare, condominium,...

Katherine González-Valentín is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Labor and Employment Law and Litigation. Katherine, who practices law in San Juan, Puerto Rico, has been recognized since 2017. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Katherine is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Ramón Coto-Ojeda is the Managing Partner of Coto & Associates, who also heads the firm’s Alternative Dispute Resolution practice and the Cuba Team. Before forming Coto & Associates in January of 1999, he was a partner of McConnell Valdés where he worked since he joined the firm in 1982 as a law clerk. Mr. Coto-Ojeda has vast experience representing institutional lenders and other corporate interests in civil and complex commercial litigations, including products li...

Juliana M. Pérez-Alemañy is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate and M&A Law. Juliana M., who practices law in San Juan, Puerto Rico, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Juliana M. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

In a legal career spanning almost three decades, Carl Schuster has handled over a thousand litigation matters and tried in the neighborhood of two-hundred cases before all forums. He has numerous published opinions before the U. S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, U. S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rico Supreme Court. He concentrates his practice on employment law in its broad sense, representing and advising clients on matters related to: Sexual harass...

Mrs. Carballo Chairs McConnell Valdés' Tax Practice Group. She focuses her practice on complex corporate tax matters, including startup operations, inbound and outbound corporate reorganizations, acquisitions, financings, exit strategies, legislative affairs, tax incentives and exemptions, and competent authority proceedings between the Puerto Rico Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service. A substantial part of her practice is devoted to tax minimization strategies through ...

Alberto J. Bayouth-Montes is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Labor and Employment Law. Alberto J., who practices law in San Juan, Puerto Rico, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Alberto J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Juan Carlos Méndez is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate and M&A Law. Juan Carlos, who practices law in San Juan, Puerto Rico, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Juan Carlos is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Mr. Zayas-Marxuach has developed a commercial and general civil litigation practice in federal and state courts, with emphasis on distribution and franchising, insurance litigation, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, class actions and product liability, particularly prescription drug litigation. Additionally, Mr. Zayas-Marxuach regularly provides litigation and counseling services to individuals in estate and probate matters.